Leo Bensemann

Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1912, d.1986

Rain in the Paradise Garden, Takaka

  • 1979
  • Oil on hardboard
  • Collection Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased with assistance from a group of Canterbury artists, 1991
  • 741 x 603mm
  • 91/45
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Tags: clouds, landscapes (representations), mountains, natural landscapes, rock, trees

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Details of the rock (which survives) in this painting, how it was found and how it was used in this painting and in other drawings, appear on pages 168-170 of the book 'Fantastica: the world of Leo Bensemann' by Peter Simpson (Auckland University Press, 2011).

Exhibition History

Leo Bensemann Pass in Winter (detail) 1971. Oil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Harry Courtney Archer estate, 2002. Reproduced with permission
Leo Bensemann: A Fantastic Art Venture
John Coley Lone pedestrian Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1974
40 out of 40: Canterbury Painters 1958-1998
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Details of the rock (which survives) in this drawing, how it was found and how it was used in this drawing and in other paintings, appear on pages 168-170 of the book 'Fantastica: the world of Leo Bensemann' by Peter Simpson (Auckland University Press, 2011).